Week 43 - Israel F11 ($10,000) - Ashkelon (Hard)

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

RE: Week 43 - Israel F11 ($10,000) - Ashkelon (Hard)

Miriambee · Futures level

see link on GPtop 25 women stats page top right, ashkelon hosting men and women's tournament. Fran Stephenson up on live scores currently as well as Olly.

steven · Tennis legend

L16: (3) Oli Golding WR 433 beat Tal Eros (ISR) WR 1103 (CH 743 a year ago) by 4 & 2

QF: (3) Oli Golding WR 433 v (6) Wesley Koolhof (NED) WR 701 (= CH)

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

thankyou

steven · Tennis legend

Ooer ...

Oli: "Rocket just flew over the club from gaza and smashed into the city here! 2 hit the beach i was at yday! Feeling very secure right now! #not"

RJA · Hall of fame

steven wrote:
Ooer ...

Oli: "Rocket just flew over the club from gaza and smashed into the city here! 2 hit the beach i was at yday! Feeling very secure right now! #not"

Well if the occasional missile flying overhead bothers you I would advise against going to Ashkelon in the first place. It's a bit like going to the South Pole and complaining that it is cold.

steven · Tennis legend

Oli has just found this too:

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/General+News/142300/Over-50-Rockets-%26-Mortars-Fired-into-Israel-Wednesday-Morning-%5BUPDATED-13%3A23-IL%5D.html

Most dangerous tournament to be at since Andijan 2005 or that one that Anne was at in the Lebanon? I hope they're going to be ok.

indiana · Tennis legend

Wow, it appears to have really kicked off with Ashkelon getting many mentions. Rather more than the odd missile flying overhead, though i wouldn't even be too keen on that

RJA · Hall of fame

indiana wrote:
Wow, it appears to have really kicked off with Ashkelon getting many mentions. Rather more than the odd missile flying overhead, though i wouldn't even be too keen on that

This tends to happen every few months or so. Fortunately the missiles in question are not that accuarte so fatalities are pretty rare.

steven · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
RJA wrote:
indiana wrote:
Wow, it appears to have really kicked off with Ashkelon getting many mentions. Rather more than the odd missile flying overhead, though i wouldn't even be too keen on that
This tends to happen every few months or so. Fortunately the missiles in question are not that accuarte so fatalities are pretty rare.
That's comforting, so they are liable to land anywhere !

Yes, don't inaccurate missiles have a greater tendency to hit civilian areas than military targets? They've got this 'Iron Dome' rocket shield that seems to help, but it sounds like a very stressful place to live http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=289127

RJA · Hall of fame

indiana wrote:
RJA wrote:
indiana wrote:
Wow, it appears to have really kicked off with Ashkelon getting many mentions. Rather more than the odd missile flying overhead, though i wouldn't even be too keen on that
This tends to happen every few months or so. Fortunately the missiles in question are not that accuarte so fatalities are pretty rare.

That's comforting, so they are liable to land anywhere !

Here is a media report from July this year.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158219#.UIgiq4bbIbs

Obviously not all the missiles were fired at Ashkelon but as the city is only 8 miles from the Gaza Strip it is a prime target.

RJA · Hall of fame

steven wrote:
indiana wrote:
RJA wrote:
indiana wrote:
Wow, it appears to have really kicked off with Ashkelon getting many mentions. Rather more than the odd missile flying overhead, though i wouldn't even be too keen on that
This tends to happen every few months or so. Fortunately the missiles in question are not that accuarte so fatalities are pretty rare.
That's comforting, so they are liable to land anywhere !
Yes, don't inaccurate missiles have a greater tendency to hit civilian areas than military targets? They've got this 'Iron Dome' rocket shield that seems to help, but it sounds like a very stressful place to live http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=289127

These missiles aren't normally used against military targets.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Awful, worth staying for the points? Im not inclined to think so!

korriban · Challenger level

Oli. 13 points lost in a row from 2-3 with 3 bps for 3-3. Set conceded. Opponent ranked considerably below him. Hmmm! Back to the same discussion again.

Please prove me 100% wrong in sets 2 and 3. Go on!

0-3* second set. So that's 7 games lost in a row, with 2 of the last 3 service games lost to love. Tons of double faults thrown in. What's going on?

0-5* second set. Now 9 games in a row; 3 of the last 4 service games lost to love. Even more double faults. Given the opponents ranking (it's not Federer!), its difficult to believe he's either not trying, gave up at 2-4 first set, or desperately injured and should have defaulted. Or wasn't prepared to play for whatever reason!! I'm sorry to say this. Really sorry.

-- Edited by korriban on Thursday 25th of October 2012 10:59:43 AM

-- Edited by korriban on Thursday 25th of October 2012 11:06:15 AM

steven · Tennis legend

Richard is doing a bit better now, *3-3 in the 2nd, but it looks like Oli is about to get bagelled in the 2nd, 2-6 0-5* ... though as I write that, he gets a bp.

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 25th of October 2012 11:05:16 AM